1776 Kuiper
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1776 |
Named after | Gerard Kuiper |
| 2520 P-L | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1471281 |
| Perihelion | 3.0690301 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0125637 |
| 2001.4121074 | |
| 170.53903 | |
| Inclination | 9.46274 |
| 176.91710 | |
| 279.88988 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0544 |
| 11.00 | |
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1776 Kuiper (2520 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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